bruce johnson reports a few council members may have their sights on higher office. >> i, marion barry, jr.... >> reporter: lots of questions surrounding the new d.c. council including this could be ward 8 councilman marion barry's last four years in public office. >> i'm so proud to be serving a third term. >> i, david gross sow. -- grosso... >> reporter: david grosso is the lone face sworn in today. >> i'm looking forward to working with chairman mendelson to make it thriving so we can create jobs in d.c. >> reporter: it was a small gathering. maybe 200 people conspicuously absent, former council chairman kwame brown and ward 5 councilman harry thomas. both were forced out of office last year by federal investigations. >> there's not a dramatic move, a single bill we can pass or code of conduct that all of sawedden makes everything right, no. it's going to take time to rebuild the trust that we lost over the last couple years. >> reporter: jack evans and muriel bowser were also sworn in today. in a ceremony where i had the honor of serving emcee, bowser made no secret she wants to be